Proportional cancer-related mortality by breed. Based on data from [1], cancer accounted for 27% of deaths (4282 of 15,881).
Breed
All deaths
Cancer-related death
Median age at death
N
%
95% CI
Irish water spaniel
95
53
55.8
45.8–65.8
9.33
Flat-coated retriever
610
331
50.3
50.3–58.2
9.83
Hungarian wirehaired vizsla
15
7
46.7
21.4–71.9
9.83
Bernese mountain dog
394
180
45.7
40.8–50.6
8.0
Rottweiler
137
62
45.3
36.9–53.6
8.92
Italian spinone
47
21
44.7
30.5–58.9
9.0
Leonberger
47
21
44.7
30.5–58.9
7.08
Staffordshire bull terrier
117
52
44.4
35.4–53.4
12.75
Welsh terrier
23
10
43.5
23.3–63.7
12.67
Giant schnauzer
39
16
41
25.6–56.6
10.0
Airedale terrier
81
32
39.5
28.9–50.2
10.75
Golden retriever
927
360
38.8
35.7–42.0
12.25
Boxer
130
50
38.5
30.1–46.8
10.25
Briard
71
27
38.0
26.7–49.3
11.17
French bulldog
71
27
38.0
26.7–49.3
9.0
Bullmastiff
96
36
37.5
27.8–47.2
7.46
Alaskan Malamute
14
5
35.7
10.6–60.8
10.71
Saluki/gazelle hound
132
47
35.6
27.4–43.8
12.0
Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
9
3
33.3
2.5–64.1
8.0
Basset griffon vendeen
76
25
32.9
22.3–43.5
12.04
Beagle
241
79
32.8
26.9–38.7
12.67
English setter
384
126
32.8
28.1–37.5
11.58
Norwegian elkhound
71
23
32.4
21.5–43.3
13.17
Siberian Husky
129
41
31.8
23.7–39.8
12.58
Keeshond
104
33
31.7
22.8–40.7
12.21
Tibetan terrier
95
30
31.6
22.2–40.9
12.17
Basset hound
142
44
31.0
23.4–38.6
11.29
Labrador retriever
574
179
31.2
27.4–35.0
12.25
Afghan hound
143
44
30.8
23.2–38.3
11.92
Rhodesian ridgeback
183
56
30.6
23.9–37.3
11.0
Irish red and white setter
179
54
30.2
23.4–36.9
11.42
Standard poodle
118
35
29.7
21.4–37.9
12.0
German shorthaired pointer
159
47
29.6
22.5–36.7
12.0
Cocker spaniel/English cocker
289
85
29.4
24.2–34.7
11.17
Field spaniel
68
20
29.4
18.6–40.2
11.63
Welsh corgi Pembroke
116
33
28.4
20.2–36.7
12.21
Welsh corgi cardigan
53
15
28.3
16.2–40.4
12.17
Gordon setter
157
46
29.3
22.2–36.4
11.08
Irish setter
451
123
27.3
23.3–31.4
12.0
Newfoundland
269
73
27.1
21.8–32.5
9.67
Welsh springer spaniel
157
42
26.8
19.8–33.7
12.58
English springer spaniel
90
24
26.7
17.5–35.8
12.0
Lancashire heeler
30
8
26.7
10.8–42.5
11.75
Samoyed
223
59
26.5
20.7–32.2
12.5
Doberman
100
26
26
17.4–34.6
10.5
Soft coated wheaten terrier
111
29
26.1
18.0–34.3
12.5
Large Munsterlander
69
17
24.6
14.5–34.8
11.33
German wirehaired pointer
41
10
24.4
11.2–37.5
10.0
Weimaraner
242
58
24.0
18.6–29.3
11.13
Border collie
106
25
23.6
15.5–31.7
12.25
Tibetan spaniel
125
29
23.2
15.8–30.6
14.42
Belgian shepherd
113
26
23.0
15.2–30.8
12.5
Bull terrier
209
48
23.0
17.3–28.7
10.0
Dandy Dinmont terrier
62
14
22.6
12.2–33.0
12.17
Shetland sheepdog
365
81
22.3
18.0–26.5
12.5
Manchester terrier
32
7
21.9
7.6–36.2
12.83
Norwich terrier
56
12
21.4
10.7–32.2
13.38
Miniature schnauzer
214
46
21.5
16.0–27.0
12.08
Pointer
145
30
20.7
14.1–27.3
12.42
Finnish spitz
42
9
21.4
9.0–33.8
11.13
Bearded collie
278
54
19.4
14.8–24.1
13.5
Cairn terrier
124
24
19.4
12.4–26.3
14.0
Dalmatian
199
38
19.1
13.6–24.6
12.67
Border terrier
177
34
19.2
13.4–25.0
14.0
Sussex spaniel
42
8
19.0
7.2–30.9
11.13
Deerhound
287
54
18.8
14.3–23.3
8.6
Bulldog/British bulldog
180
33
18.3
12.7–24.0
6.29
Lhasa Apso
84
15
17.9
9.7–26.0
14.33
Dachshund (all)
245
41
16.7
12.1–21.4
10.75
German spitz/klein or mittel
43
7
16.3
5.2–27.3
11.33
Shih tzu
83
12
14.5
6.9–22.0
13.17
Other breeds (n = 93)
4524
806
17.8
Total
15,881
4282
27.0
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